Florida Senate pushing ahead with no-fault auto repeal, despite last year’s veto
The Florida Senate is trying again to repeal the state’s no-fault auto insurance requirement with a bill that major insurers oppose...
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FTC policy statement: Mobile health apps must comply with health breach notification rule
The FTC’s recent policy statement on the Health Breach Notification Rule (the “Rule”) substantially impacts the consumer-facing digital health industry by significantly expanding...
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Kreidler requests legislation to enhance surprise billing protections
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler is requesting legislation to align Washington state’s recent Balance Billing Protection Act with the new federal No Surprises Act that took...
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Patients won’t have to fear as many surprise medical bills come January
The No Surprises Act, which bans most unexpected medical charges from out-of-network providers, is scheduled to go into effect January 1. It will...
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Proposed bill aims to protect trucking industry from insurance fraud
WASHINGTON – Many in the trucking industry are heralding the proposed Highway Accident Fairness Act as a way to improve the safety of...
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Mass. bill would limit claims investigations, require insurers to make loan payments
A committee of the Massachusetts Legislature has held a hearing on a bill that would limit the amount of time insurance...
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Connecticut strengthens data breach notification requirements and the uniform law commission approves and recommends comprehensive and uniform state privacy legislation
In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended...
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Surprise billing regulations: Impact on out-of-network providers
On 1 July 2021, the United States Office of Personnel Management, and the Departments of the Treasury, Labor, and Health and...
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First surprise medical bills head to arbitration under Virginia’s new balance-billing ban
Doctors and hospitals are up 2-1 over insurance companies as the first three disputes resolved under the state’s ban on balance...
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Most surprise medical bills to end under new rule
Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January...
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